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Where does “leigh” come from?

leigh (Manx) comes from Old French lei, from Latin lēx, from Proto-Italic lēg-, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-s, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

leigh (Manx): law

Definitions

  1. law

Ancestry of “leigh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchleia law
2Latinlēx—
3Proto-Italiclēg-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “leigh”

  • leighder
  • fo-leigh
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